[mythtv-users] ViaChrome9 on HP Mini-Note PC

Brian Wood beww at beww.org
Tue Aug 5 14:43:13 UTC 2008


hjmCC wrote:
> Brian Wood schrieb:
>> Just got another catalog. Looking at the HP Mini-Note PC.
>>
>> I'm wondering of there is any code to take advantage of the ViaChrome9
>> video chipset.
>>
>> I know there was some support for at least some subset of some VIA video
>> chipset, but I'm not sure about the ViaChrome9 specifically.
>>
>> Though a tad expensive, the unit does look like it could play mpeg2,
>> probably without hardware assistance, but I suspect it won't do h264.
>>
>> But gee, a 3 axis accelerometer! Way cool, but probably useless.
>>
>> Anyone have more specific information?
>>
>> beww
>>
>>   
> 
> You have to use the unichrome driver, its the only drive I have got
> running on my VIA-Eden system. Maybe, it helps you

I was aware of the unichrome driver, I've heard conflicting reports of
the results though.

beww


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